James
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 12:03 PM |
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WTD: Mesh for bonnet vents
During a big garage clearout I threw away a 2'x6' sheet of steel mesh.
Of course, now I need some to do the bonnet vents! 
Went to B&Q and jaw almost dropped. A piece the size of A4 or A3 paper is about £30!!! 
WTF???
Any good ideas on where I can get mesh (3-4mm holes I guess) from? There must be something I can recycle it from?
This really should not be that expensive!!!
Thought of chicken wire but holes much too big.
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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HowardB
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 12:11 PM |
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I have some stainless mesh sheet that I bought for another project, I'll photograph it for you, if it is any good then I am sure that we can
come to some arrangement, how big a piece do you need? Just thinking about postage,...
hth
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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James
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 12:12 PM |
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CAn't think of anything cheap that has mesh I can cut off!!!
Air vents or fan covers or something!
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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James
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 12:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
I have some stainless mesh sheet that I bought for another project, I'll photograph it for you, if it is any good then I am sure that we can
come to some arrangement, how big a piece do you need? Just thinking about postage,...
hth
Thankyou- yeah pics would be good then I can see if it's suitable!
I guess 2 A4 size bits would be more than enough and might fit in a large envelope?
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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wombat
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 12:25 PM |
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Halfords were selling mesh for a tenner recently.
Not sure what size but people seemed to be getting it for nose cones..
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 01:41 PM |
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sitting here looking at a wastepaper bssket made of mesh, plus some in/out trays.
I recently used some espanded satinless mesh/lathe for rendering. Trouble is it is lethally sharp.
Another thought, speakers etc often have a metal mesh, especially pro/musician stuff.
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slingshot2000
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 03:02 PM |
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What about the drum from a washing machine ?
Regards
Jon
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